Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/ōfer
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This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Proto-West Germanic edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *ōferaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éh₁-per-o-s, from *h₂éh₁ (“to, at”) + *per- (“beyond, across”) + *-os, (whence Ancient Greek πέρας (péras, “end, boundary”)) + *-os. Cognate with Ancient Greek ἤπειρος (ḗpeiros, “mainland”), and possibly Old Armenian ափն (apʻn, “edge; shore”).[1][2][3]
Noun edit
*ōfer m
- border, edge (of a body of water)
- shoreline
Inflection edit
| Masculine a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *ōfer | |
| Genitive | *ōferas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *ōfer | *ōferō, *ōferōs |
| Accusative | *ōfer | *ōferā |
| Genitive | *ōferas | *ōferō |
| Dative | *ōferē | *ōferum |
| Instrumental | *ōferu | *ōferum |
Descendants edit
- Old English: ōfer, ōfor, ōbr
- Old Frisian: ōvera, ōvere
- Old Saxon: *ovar
- Old Dutch: *uovar, *ōvar
- Old High German: *uofar
References edit
- ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*ōf(e)ra-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 394
- ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “āpero-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 53
- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἤπειρος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume I, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 523